McKenry, 26, has played six major league games (all last year) and went hitless during that short stint with Colorado. He’s been a pretty decent minor league hitter (.811 OPS over 6 seasons, .280 average this year). He doesn’t have a ton of power but has hit double digit homers for the last four seasons. Based on a few scouting reports I’ve quickly skimmed, it sounds like he is pretty solid defensively.

The Bucs only gave up cash and/or a PTBNL for McKenry, so I strongly approve of this move. They didn’t lose any significant assets and they found a guy that is still a backup…but a much more legitimate backup than Dusty Brown or Wyatt Toregas. They simply could not have gone on much longer with that duo intact behind the plate.